When it comes to cheerleading, very little – if any – research is available that squads can use to help prepare themselves to perform. Monitoring cardiovascular load is vital to best train athletes in all sports.
Marc LochbaumProfessor of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Texas Tech University
Cold and flu season are knocking on the door once again. That means now is the perfect time to look deep and uncover what your reaction to falling under the weather says about you.
Tuire TenkulaBusiness Development Manager, Firstbeat
The ability to track intensity and quantify training loads using technology plays a big role in today’s game, giving team experts the ability to see in specific terms how individual athletes are impacted by training and how they respond at a physiological level.
Employees are companies’ most valuable asset, so their well-being should be priority number one. We need to act to change the tune of how Britons work.
Tim WrightCommercial Director, Firstbeat UK
See how a student is dealing with college life, and what kinds of insights the Lifestyle Assessment might offer to students in general.
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Little by little, year after year, we have built and sharpened the analytic tools needed to untangle and decode the secrets embedded in our personal heart rhythms.
Joni KettunenCEO and co-founder, Firstbeat
Olli-Pekka Nuuttila writes about his master’s thesis “Comparison of the predetermined and HRV-guided block training: the effects of 8-week intensive training period on endurance performance”.
In August 2017, Firstbeat Sports hosted a special webinar featuring Dr. Tim Gabbett, an internationally renowned physiologist and leading expert on the topics of training demands and injury prevention.
Holidays can and should be a great energizer, but why not also use them as a reminder to carry some of the holiday mood into our lives year around.
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Results matter. In terms of understanding whether your activity and lifestyle profile translates into real health benefits, VO2max – the defining metric of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) – is the perfect resource.
A group of Firstbeat’s employees took part in Jyvässoutu – a rowing race where dozens of church boats row a 7-km course as fast as possible.
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
See how the Lifestyle Assessment helped crossfit athlete Laura Hämäläinen manage her everyday life activities in terms of stress, sleep and training.
Laura HamalainenGuest Author
Accurate calorie counts provide insight for better personal health decisions and reveal the effectiveness of weight management efforts.
Several of our recent blogs have discussed different habits and realities of life that can compromise a healthy, well-balanced lifestyle. You might remember reading about the harsh effect that alcohol…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
Training load monitoring and recovery testing are among the ways that top teams like Tottenham Hotspur are leveraging science and technology to reduce injuries and create competitive advantages on the field.
The ability to predict how a particular individual will react to a training protocol in advance is a critical step in getting training prescriptions right.
Ville VesterinenGuest Author
We here at Firstbeat – together with wellness providers around the world – are in the business of discussing different viewpoints and strategies for balancing our busy lives better, to…
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
If the goal is to improve fitness, training must be matched with good recovery. One of the factors known to have a negative effect on recovery is alcohol.
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat